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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1494964" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>[USER=122921]@Vejovis[/USER] welcome aboard!</p><p></p><p>No, your doctor is not scaremongering. He is quite right. You are well inside the diabetic range with an HbA1c of 7.3% I'm afraid.</p><p></p><p>You need to be 6.5% or less to be under the threshold. Your doctor is quite right. In fact you have been over the threshold since your first test of 6.8%. Your average glucose levels are fairly high, but not so high as to make you ill. Many of us had no symptoms when diagnosed. It isn't unusual.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It isn't just sugar that causes high blood sugar levels. It is carbohydrates. All carbs convert to glucose once inside the system so need to be severely reduced if you want to lower your levels. It isn't just "white" carbs either. Wholemeal bread, rice, pasta also convert to glucose. Your own glucose meter will help you with this and will show you exactly what your food choices are doing to you. If you test before you eat and again 2 hours later you can see any rise in levels for yourself and be able to eliminate or reduce the carbs in that meal.</p><p></p><p>Please ask any questions you like and have a good read round the forums to see how others are managing. Meanwhile I'll tag [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] who will post some very useful information with some links you can follow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1494964, member: 94045"] [USER=122921]@Vejovis[/USER] welcome aboard! No, your doctor is not scaremongering. He is quite right. You are well inside the diabetic range with an HbA1c of 7.3% I'm afraid. You need to be 6.5% or less to be under the threshold. Your doctor is quite right. In fact you have been over the threshold since your first test of 6.8%. Your average glucose levels are fairly high, but not so high as to make you ill. Many of us had no symptoms when diagnosed. It isn't unusual. It isn't just sugar that causes high blood sugar levels. It is carbohydrates. All carbs convert to glucose once inside the system so need to be severely reduced if you want to lower your levels. It isn't just "white" carbs either. Wholemeal bread, rice, pasta also convert to glucose. Your own glucose meter will help you with this and will show you exactly what your food choices are doing to you. If you test before you eat and again 2 hours later you can see any rise in levels for yourself and be able to eliminate or reduce the carbs in that meal. Please ask any questions you like and have a good read round the forums to see how others are managing. Meanwhile I'll tag [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] who will post some very useful information with some links you can follow. [/QUOTE]
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